Nutrition &
Kinesiology (NUKIN)
Kansas State
University
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Equivalency Problems Specific for NUKIN Curriculum. Many students in the Nutrition and Exercise Sciences major take courses at other colleges and universities over the summer with the expectation that they will transfer back to KSU and fulfill curriculum requirements. Unfortunately sometimes students take courses that are not equivalent (e.g General Chemistry instead of Chemistry I; a 3-credit physiology course instead of 8-credit Human Body) and therefore not appropriate for the Nutrition & Kinesiology curriculum. Which Courses to Take: Students in the Nutrition & Kinesiology curriculum are encouraged to take their professional courses (nutrition, kinesiology) during the Fall and Spring, and "save" some of the more flexible courses such as the humanities (fine arts, philosophy, western heritage, literature), social sciences, or international studies overlay for the summer. If you elect to take the humanities courses be forewarned that not all humanities courses will fulfill these requirements. Those selected must meet both the A&S requirements and the Human Ecology requirements and are listed in the online Humanities List. You will also have to consider carefully whether you want to take the following courses off-campus: CHM 350; STAT 325; and FSHS 350 or GNHE 310. These are the three courses built into the NUKIN curriculum that count towards the required 6 hours of approved upper-level general education courses in the NUKIN curriculum. If you don't take at least 2 of these 3 courses at KSU you'll need to build other 300-level approved GE courses (most likely humanities courses) into your program to meet this requirement. Making Sure They Transfer: If you are planning to take off-campus courses (eg., during the summer) you should FIRST make sure that they will transfer back as KSU equivalent courses needed for your Nutrition & Kinesiology curriculum. The best place to check equivalencies for courses at Kansas community colleges and other regional institutions is the online listing: K-State Transfer Equivalency: (you will have to click on the down arrow to get the drop-down list of over 60 colleges and universities). Then click on the college you want and the screen will show its course offerings on the left side of the screen and its KSU equivalent on the right side. If you see that a course will transfer it is not necessary to obtain further approval - you are assured that it will "count". That web site also lists useful information on transfer policies. Questionable Courses: The instructions above pertain to courses commonly taught at local or regional colleges, and are quite straightforward. However, if you are going to take a course at a university or college not listed on the web page - you will have to do more preparation. Obtain a copy of that university's catalog (or website) and find courses that have a similar course description, prerequisites, level, and credits to the one(s) to those listed in the KSU purple catalog. Because you are most likely to take courses that are equivalents to those in the College of Arts & Sciences - I would suggest clearing that course with their Dean's Office first (Eisenhower 113). It would be a good idea to take the catalog or web site print-out along with you. If the Arts and Sciences Dean's Office approves it, you should see Kathy Grunewald, who will give you the Human Ecology Off Campus Enrollment form. You should fill this out and leave it in the Human Ecology Dean's Office (JU 119) and wait for their approval. This should be done BEFORE you leave to take the off-campus course(s). After you have completed the Off-Campus Course you should arrange for the Registrar of that community college or university to send your transcripts to the KSU Office of Admissions, 119 Anderson Hall, KSU, Manhattan, KS 66506. The course will then be added to your KSU Nutrition and Exercise option sheet or checklist. |
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maintained by: Kathy Grunewald, Ph.D., R.D. |